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paddle, canoe
paddle, canoe
paddle, canoe
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Nation of Maker:
Anishinaabe
Date Made or Date Range:
1895
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Materials
Pine wood
Techniques or Format
Hand carved wood canoe paddle. Made by the noted Chippewa Chief David Shoppenagon.
Other Notes
Note Chief David Shoppenagon's initials "DS," in pencil, 20" upwards from the bottom on one side. Unusually long/high for a paddle (for a very tall person?). DS made paddles for sale to tourists and sportsmen (DP).
Dimensions:
64.5 × 6.25 × 0 in
Provenance
Current Location:
Detroit Institute of Arts, MI, USA
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number:
2007.35
Collection at Current Location:
Richard Pohrt, Jr. Collection
Date of Acquisition by the Institution:
2007
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From:
Richard Pohrt, Jr.
Collection Narratives and Histories
Acquired from a family at Higgins Lake (this family is known to have purchased items from DS, which together with the DS initials suggests DS as maker) by Henry Dinninger then sold to Mike Slasinski, Saginaw, Michigan. Later purchased by Richard Pohrt, Jr.
About This GRASAC Record
GKS Reference Number:
25710
Approximate Place of Origin